A police standoff stemming from an early Thursday afternoon shooting of a man in Wilmington's Browntown neighborhood has ended.

A suspect, however, has not been taken into custody, said Sgt. Andrea Janvier, a spokeswoman for the Wilmington Police Department.

The shooting victim - Allen Melton, 28, of Wilmington - died at Christiana Hospital, Janvier said late Thursday night.

Several blocks near the corner of Cedar and Anchorage streets were shut down, and police with canines and in armored vehicles concentrated in the 100 block of Cedar St. Police believed that a shooting suspect was inside a house there.

"The residence was secured as the Crisis Management Tactical Team Team along with Hostage Negotiation Team members attempted to make contact with any occupants in the residence," Janvier said in a release. "After negotiations were unsuccessful, the Crisis Management Tactical Team made entry into the residence."

When police finally entered, only a pit bull remained inside, Janvier said.

A Crisis Management Tactical Team member was injured after being bitten by the pit bull, Janvier said. He was escorted by two city officers to an ambulance after he suffered an injury to both hands. He was taken to Christiana Hospital for further medical attention.

Officers were investigating at Cedar and Anchorage streets, where about four evidence markers could be seen on the concrete ground near a man's shirt.

A woman who lives on the block said that she believes the shooting occurred sometime during or after a fight. She said she heard a woman shouting and insinuating that she was about to fight another person.

Moments later the woman, who declined to give her name to The News Journal, said she heard gunshots.

She said she saw a man walk down the 100 block of Cedar St. moments after the shooting. He was walking from the corner of Cedar and Anchorage with a handgun visible. She described the man she saw with a gun as "calm."

"I immediately went to go help the shooting victim," she said.

When she arrived, someone was already administering first aid.

"I was telling him to stay awake," she continued. "But you could tell he wasn't. It was bad."

Police responded to Cedar and Anchorage streets about 4:30 p.m. in reference to a ShotSpotter notification of gunfire.

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Members of the Wilmington Police Department wait at the corner of Cedar Street during a standoff with the suspected gunman of a shooting that happened late afternoon in Wilmington. The suspect was not located in the home at the conclusion of the standoff. (Photo: Jerry Habraken, The News Journal)

Arriving officer's found a man on the corner suffering from gunshot wounds to his upper torso, police said in a press release. The man was treated by New Castle County Paramedics before being taken to Christiana Hospital in critical condition.

Neighbors in the area told The News Journal that they heard four to five gunshots.

As the night progressed, residents grew frustrated with the investigation. With portions of Cedar Street blocked off, many were not allowed to enter or exit their homes.

Eshun Davis Sr. and his 4-year-old son, Eshun Davis Jr., were among the crowd that gathered as the shooting investigation continued.

The police standoff lasted about four hours.

City police asked Davis and his son to leave their home in the 100 block of Cedar St. as a precautionary measure. The two waited for hours as police looked to resolve the standoff situation.

"My son is a stage 3 cancer patient," he said. "He can't really be around people so it was hard on him."

No suspect information is known at this time, police said.

The shooting, the fifth in less than a week, is the 145th so far this year in Wilmington, with 25 fatalities. This ties the number of shootings that occurred all of last year in Delaware's largest city.

Of the 145 shootings in 2016, 21 of them were fatal.

Anyone with information relative to this investigation is asked to call Detective Thomas Curley at (302) 576-3625. Information may also be left on the Delaware Crime Stoppers Tipline at (800) TIP-3333, or email www.delawarecrimestoppers.org. Citizens can also Text a tip to NIXLE at 888777.